Overview
How Murat Kurnaz ended up in Guantanamo Bay is a mysterious story. 5 YEARS investigates the psychological aspect of this endless and unjustified "imprisonment" where Kurnaz had to endure never ending physical and psychological torture.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Five Years of My Life: An Innocent Man in Guantanamo
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Setting
Set in Guantanamo Bay detention camp
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Music
Music by Enik
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Armin Franzen
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Stefan SchallerScreenplay
- Original title
- 5 Jahre Leben
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 23, 2013
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- France, Germany
Production
Cast
Sascha Alexander GeršakMurat Kurnaz
Trystan PütterCollins
John KeoghSmith
Tayfun BademsoyMurat Kurnaz’ Vater
Şiir EloğluMurat Kurnaz’ Mutter
Ben MilesGail Holford
Marc HodappPV2. Malone
Ulas KilicAli
Torsten MichaelisPolice Officer- Özkan AkdoganPrisoner
- Nevzet AkgülFriend at wedding
- Ayfer AkinWoman at funeral
- Sinan Al-KurikchiElyas
- Amir Al-SudaniSoldier
- Bahattin AlkanFriend at wedding
- Zafer AlkanPrisoner
- Engin AmbulutoFriend at wedding
- Özkan ArslanPrisoner
- Abbas AssafPrisoner
- Hemen AtariMuslim in Mosque
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